* The patch ''~/pd/examples/just-play-WAV-files/play-WAV-file.pd'' shows the easiest way to play a WAV file.

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* The patch ''~/pd/examples/just-play-WAV-files/play-WAV-file.pd'' shows the easiest way to play a WAV file.

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* For even more further learning, see the labs from the [http://ccrma.stanford.edu/courses/250a Music 250A] course, which are stored in ''~/pd/labs-Music-250a-2012''

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* Here are some lists of pd objects that you can use to discover new object names: [http://protman.com/content/list-puredata-objects-and-extended-objects http://protman.com/content/list-puredata-objects-and-extended-objects] [http://www.umatic.nl/workshop/objects.txt http://www.umatic.nl/workshop/objects.txt]

Advanced for users who have a monitor or pico projector connected:

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Revision as of 12:09, 6 February 2013

This workshop consists of a condensed version of the material from labs 1 and 2 for the course Music 250A at Stanford University. For this workshop you need your Satellite CCRMA kit, a laptop computer with Ethernet adaptor to program it, and some headphones with a mini 1/8" (2.54mm) stereo jack.

You are also invited to bring the following optional items, but they are by no means required:

Contents

Introductions

Participants explain their backgrounds and what they would like to get out of the studio.

Show some videos of prior projects

Construct Satellite CCRMA kits

Powering Up For The First Time

Plug the Ethernet port of the Satellite CCRMA into your laptop. Then use the USB micro cable to connect your laptop to the Raspberry Pi--this provides the power. You should see some lights turn on, flickering every now and then. This means that Satellite CCRMA is booting up.

Connect To Satellite CCRMA

In order to see what your Satellite CCRMA kit is doing and program it, you need to log in to it. To do so, follow these instructions.

After you login, you will see the prompt ccrma@satellite:~$ This means that you are logged into a computer named "satellite" as the user "ccrma", and you are currently in the directory ~, which is the shortcut for your home directory.

Stop Default Patch and Run Pd

In order to be able to hear audio, you will need to plug a pair of ear buds, headphones, or loudspeakers into the 1/8" (2.54mm) jack labeled AUDIO OUT on the Raspberry Pi. Be careful when plugging the headphones in and not to pull too hard on the headphone cable!

Start pd now with the following command. The ampersand (&) is there to indicate that even though you are opening a new window, you should still be able to keep typing at the old terminal.

pd &

To start audio, click on the Compute audio checkbox.

Now to test audio, go to the media pull-down menu and choose Test Audio and MIDI. If you still do not here any sound, then probably you missed one of the steps so far. If you look at the messages in the main pd window, you might find a clue.

Once you have audio working, close the window test audio and MIDI window.

Learn More About Pd

Spend as much time on this part of the workshop as you like.

The patch ~/pd/examples/just-play-WAV-files/play-WAV-file.pd shows the easiest way to play a WAV file.

Look at the pd lecture patches stored in ~/pd/pd-lecture

For even more further learning, see the labs from the Music 250A course, which are stored in ~/pd/labs-Music-250a-2012

CyberDuck

Choose Open from the File menu and select the patch 4_algorithmic_music.pd. In the main pd-extended window, click on the compute audio button. Then go back to the patch, move the speed and width sliders slightly to the right, and bring up the volume. You should now hear some sound in your headphones. Play around with the parameters to see what new sounds you can discover.